Method of allocating multiple users to a multiple user data distribution system
US5913026A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/412
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for allocating multiple users to a multiple user data distribution system. More specifically, a data retrieval method for dynamically allocating multiple users to a plurality of parallel processors each connected to an information storage device in a multiple user distribution system. The method allocates each user to at least one processor. The allocated processor represents a slot within a service period. The service period comprises a plurality of slots such that within a given slot an allocated user accesses a subset of information storage devices to supply data to the user. The users are dynamically allocated to the slots in a service period such that the specific time at which each user is serviced and the subset of information storage devices that services them varies from service period to service period. However, each user is serviced during each service period. The allocation of the user within a service period is defined by the user's present mode of operation and next mode of operation, i.e., the mode the user will use in the next service period. Additionally, the method provides error detection and correction for the data retrieved from the information storage…
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